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Contents 1 Sports clubs 1.1 Football 1.1.1 Youth clubs 1.2 Rugby 1.3 Cricket 1.4 Hockey 1.5 Athletics and running 1.6 Tennis, squash and table tennis 1.7 Badminton 1.8 Basketball 1.9 Boxing 1.10 Golf 1.11 Cycling 1.12 Martial arts 1.13 Bowls 1.14 Horse-riding 1.15 Swimming 1.16 Sailing and boating 1.17 Water sports 1.18 Walking 1.19 Gymnastics, climbing and parkour 1.20 Fencing and archery 1.21 Shooting, paintball and airsoft 1.22 Ten-pin bowling 1.23 Other sports 2 Hobbies 2.1 Arts and crafts 2.2 Aviation and aircraft spotting 2.3 Board games and cards 2.4 Collecting 2.5 Computing, science and technology 2.6 Fishing 2.7 Gardening 2.8 Genealogy 2.9 Model making and radio control 2.10 Motoring 2.11 Public speaking 2.12 Other hobbies 3 Music, dance and drama 3.1 Dance 3.2 Drama 3.3 Music 3.4 Writing and poetry 4 Service clubs 5 Historic and civic 6 Online social networks 7 Scouts, Cadets, Cubs and Girl Guides 8 Youth clubs 9 Pets and animals 9.1 Welfare 9.2 Pets 9.3 Wildlife and birdwatching 10 Miscellaneous 11 Starting up a club 12 Sources of financial support 13 References

[edit] Sports clubs

[edit] Football

• Broadstairs Football Club http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/broadstairsfc/
• Margate Football Club [1]
• Thanet & District Football League (~10 teams) [2]
• Belmonte Thanet Sunday Football League (~60 teams) [3]
• Ramsgate Football Club [4]
• Minster Football Club [5]
• Thanet Indoor Five a Side Football League [6]
• Hugin Vikings Football Club [7]
• Preston Hellings F.C. [8]
• Thanet Galaxy (Cosmos) PDFC [9]
• AFC Thanet [10]
• Thanet Referees Association [11]

See also: Kent County Football Association, Kent League, Kent League Premier Division. Kent Girls & Ladies Football League, South East Counties Women's Football League

[edit] Youth clubs

• Margate Youth Football Club [12]
• Ramsgate Youth Football Club [13]
• Red Arrows Youth Football Club
• Thanet District FC under 12
• Phoenix Rangers [14]
• Thanet Colts [15]
• Thanet Galaxy (Meteors & Comets) PDFC [16]
• Monkton Youth Football Club [17]

See also: Molten East Kent Youth League, Kent Youth League

[edit] Rugby

• Thanet Wanderers Rugby Club [18]
• Broadstairs Bulldogs Amateur Rugby League Football Club [19]

See also: Kent County Rugby Football Union

[edit] Cricket

• Broadstairs Cricket Club [20]
• Margate Cricket Club [21]
• Newington Cricket Club [22]
• Westgate-on-Sea Cricket Club [23]
• Ramsgate Corinthian Cricket Club [24]
• Old Hartsdonians Cricket Club [25]
• Sandwich Town Cricket Club [26]
• Thanet District Development Group [27]
• Thanet Indoor Cricket League [28]
• Thanet Youth Cricket League [29]

See also: Kent Cricket Board (Thanet District)

[edit] Hockey

• Cliftonville Hockey Club [30]
• Monkton Hockey Club
• Thanet Nomads Hockey Club

See also: Kent Hockey Association

[edit] Athletics and running

• Thanet Athletics Clubs [31]
• Thanet Road Runners Club [32]

See also: Kent County Athletic Association, South East Triathlon

[edit] Tennis, squash and table tennis

• Broadstairs & St. Peters Lawn Tennis Club [33]
• Isle of Thanet Table Tennis Association [34]
• Margate Lawn Tennis Club [35]
• Pfizer Tennis Club [36]
• Sandwich Lawn Tennis Club [37]
• Thanet Squash Rackets Club [38]

See also: Kent Tennis (LTA)

[edit] Badminton

• Alpha Badminton Club (Westwood)
• Minster Badminton Club
• Hartsdown Juniors Badminton Club
• Hartsdown Park Badminton Club
• Pfizer Badminton Club
• Pfizer Juniors Badminton Club
• Phoenix Badminton Club (Ramsgate)
• Westgate Badminton Club

See also: North Foreland Regional Badminton Association, Kent Badminton

[edit] Basketball

• Pfizer Lions
• Thanet Rhinos [39]

See also: East Kent Basketball Association, England Basketball

[edit] Boxing

• Grange Amateur Boxing Club [40]
• Broadstairs & St Peters Amateur Boxing
• Isle of Thanet Amateur Boxing Club [41]
• Margate Amateur Boxing Club [42]
• Minster Amateur Boxing Club
• Ramsgate Amateur Boxing Club [43]
• Sandwich Boxing Club

See also: Amateur Boxing Association of England

[edit] Golf

• North Foreland Golf Club [44]
• St. Augustine's Golf Club [45]
• Stonelees Golf Centre [46]
• Manston Golf [47]
• Westgate and Birchington Golf Club [48]
• Prince Albert Golf Society [49]
• Strokes Adventure Golf [50]
• Kent Minigolf Club [51]
• Lillyputt Minigolf [52]
• Greensole Golf Practice Centre

See also: Kent County Golf Union, Kent County Ladies Golf Association

[edit] Cycling

• East Kent District Association, Cyclists Touring Club [53]
• Thanet Road Club [54]
• SPOKES East Kent Cycling Campaign [55]
• Thanet BMXers [56]
• Thanet RC Go Ride [57]
• East Kent Cycling Club [58]
• Sandwich Ladies Cycle Group [59]

See also: Kent Cycling Association, Cycling Time Trials South-East District, British Cycling

[edit] Martial arts

• Birchington Karate Club (Shotokan)
• Bujinkan Dojo Takuma [60]
• Cinque Ports Savate [61]
• Gardner Tae Kwon Do [62]
• International Karate (Margate) [63]
• International Karate (Sandwich) [64]
• Karate East Kent (Margate) [65]
• Kyokushin Academy [66]
• Margate Karate Club [67]
• Ramsgate Judo
• Ramsgate Olympic Taekwondo Club [68]
• Tai Chi (Broadstairs) [69]
• Thanet Judokwai Club (Aikido) [70]
• Thanet Wing Chun Club [71]
• Thanet Martial Arts Centre [72]
• Thanet Shotokan Karate Club [73]
• Traditional Shotokan Karate Association (TSKA) Thanet [74]
• Wolf's Taekwon-Do Academy (Thanet) [75]
• Wugong Academy Kick-boxing, Kung Fu and Tai Chi (Margate & Ramsgate) [76]

[edit] Bowls

• Birchington Bowls Club [77]
• Broadstairs and St. Peter's Bowls Club
• Minster Bowls Club [78]
• Ramsgate Men's Bowls Club
• Ramsgate Ladies Bowling Club
• St. Lawrence Bowls Club
• Thanet Bowls Club
• Thanet Ladies Bowls Club
• Cliftonville Men's Bowling Club
• Dane Park Bowling Club
• Dane Park Ladies Bowling Club
• Lucas Dane Handicapped Bowling Club
• Margate Indoor Bowling Club/Thanet Indoor Centre
• Margate Bowling Club [79]
• Northdown Ladies Bowls Club
• Walpole Bay Bowls Club [80]
• Westbrook Bowls Club

See also: East Kent Short Mat Bowls Association

[edit] Horse-riding

• Manston Riding Centre [81]
• Nelson Park Riding Centre [82]
• Thanet Riding Club
• Plum Pudding Stables [83]
• West Street Pony Club [84]
• Thanet Disabled Riding Centre [85]
• Queensdown Equestrian Centre [86]

See also: British Equestrian Federation

[edit] Swimming

• Thanet Swim Club [87]
• Margate Swimming Club [88]
• Thanet Vikings Swimming Club [89]
• Broadstairs Lifeguard and Swimming Club [90]
• Thanet Lifeguard Club [91]

See also: East Invicta Amateur Swimming Association, Kent County Amateur Swimming Association, Swimming clubs in Kent

[edit] Sailing and boating

• Royal Temple Yacht Club [92]
• Margate Yacht Club [93]
• Ramsgate Small Boat Owners' Club [94]
• Minnis Bay Sailing Club [95]
• Broadstairs Sailing Club [96]
• Sandwich Bay Sailing Club [97]
• Sandwich Sailing and Motor Boat Club [98]

[edit] Water sports

• Kent Kite Surfing Club [99]
• Kent Scuba Diving Club [100]
• Foreness Water-ski Club [101]
• The Big Chill Surf Club [102]
• Ride Kite surfing [103]
• Kent Surf School and Surf Club [104]
• Jet-ski world [105]
• Sandwich Bay Water-ski Club [106]
• Joss Bay Surf School [107]
• Thanet Sub Aqua Club [108]

See also: Canoe England

[edit] Walking

• Kent Ramblers, White Cliffs Group [109]
• The Walkers Friend [110]
• Dover and Thanet Rights of Way Society [111]

See also: Kent Ramblers

[edit] Gymnastics, climbing and parkour

• Thanet Gymnastics Club [112]
• East Kent Acro Gym Club [113]
• United Kent Movement [114]
• Revolution Climbing Club [115]
• Thanet Parkour

See also: Kent gymnastics

[edit] Fencing and archery

• Invicta Fencing Club [116]
• Thanet Archery Club [117]
• Thanet Blades Fencing Club [118]

See also: Kent Archery Association, Kent County Amateur Fencing Union, Kent Fencing Clubs, Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (Kent)

[edit] Shooting, paintball and airsoft

• Airsoft Team Ronin [119]
• Ramsgate (1957) & Dover(1900) Rifle Club

[edit] Ten-pin bowling

• Bugsy's Ten Pin Bowling [120]
• Cliftonville YBC Bowling Club [121]
• Margate Ten Pin Bowling [122]

[edit] Other sports

• British Wheel of Yoga - Kent (Margate) [123]
• Broadstairs Longboarding Team [124]
• Club Sandwich Korfball Club [125]
• Hartsdown Flyers Trampoline Club
• Invicta Tug of War [126]
• Ramsgate Croquet Club [127]
• Thanet Bombardiers Australian Rules Football Club [128]
• Thanet Flying Club [129]
• Thanet Skate Park [130]
• Thanet & District Netball League [131]
• Vale Tavern Petanque

See also: Kent Sport, South East Orienteering Association, Kent Petanque Association

[edit] Hobbies

[edit] Arts and crafts

• Acol Art Group [132]
• Birchington Guild of Winemakers
• Broadstairs and St Peter's Arts Group
• East Kent Lacemakers' Guild
• Isle of Thanet Photographic Society [133]
• St George's Visually Impaired Artisan Group
• Stitch n' Bitch [134]
• Thanet Cross Stitch Club
• Thanet Decorative and Fine Arts Society [135]
• Thanet Machine Knitting Club [136]
• Thanet Quilters [137]
• Westgate Art Group

[edit] Aviation and aircraft spotting

• Kent Aviation Enthusiasts (Manston) [138]
• Thanet Aviation Society

[edit] Board games and cards

• Thanet Chess Club (Birchington, Broadstairs, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich) [139]
• Birchington Bridge Club
• Broadstairs Bridge Club [140]
• Forresters Bridge Club [141]
• Thanet Bridge Club [142]
• Woodnesborough Chess Club
• Thanet Poker Club [143]
• Westgate Bridge Club [144]

See also: Kent Contract Bridge Association, Kent County Chess Association, Kent Junior Chess Association

[edit] Collecting

• Isle of Thanet Philatelic Society [145]

See also: Kent Federation of Philatelic Societies

[edit] Computing, science and technology

• Hilderstone Radio and Electronics Club [146]
• South East Kent Astronomical Society [147]
• Thanet Blog List [148]
• Thanet Co-op Computer Club
• Thanet Linux User Group [149]
• Thanet Raynet (Amateur Radio) [150]

See also: Kent Linux User Group, Kent Mac User Group, Radio Society of Great Britain

[edit] Fishing

• Birchington Sea Angling Society
• Broadstairs & St Peter's Sea Angling Society [151]
• Margate Fishermans Association
• Sandwich and District Angling Association [152]
• Wantsum Angling Association [153]

See also: The Angling Trust

[edit] Gardening

• Island Floral Group [154]
• Island Greenfingers Club
• Manston & District Garden Club
• Margate Flower Club [155]
• Margate Horticultural Association
• Minster and Monkton Horticultural Society
• Ramsgate and District Leisure Gardeners' Society
• St Peter's and Broadstairs Horticultural Society
• Thanet Floral Society [156]
• Thanet Fuchsia Club

[edit] Genealogy

• Isle-of-Thanet Genealogy Mailing List [157]

See also: Kent Family History Society

[edit] Model making and radio control

• Isle of Thanet Railway Society [158]
• North Kent Model Railway Group (Broadstairs)
• Ramsgate and District Model Engineering Club [159]
• Ramsgate 'Vikings' Model Boat Club
• Thanet Model Flying Club
• Thanet 'O' Gauge Group
• Timaru Model Car Club [160]

[edit] Motoring

• East Kent Club of Advanced Motorists [161]
• East Kent Morris Minor Club [162]
• Isle of Thanet MG Owners Club [163]
• RattlersUK Hotrod Club (Thanet) [164]
• Thanet Classics (Classic Car Club) [165]
• Thanet Scooterists [166]

[edit] Public speaking

• Ambassador Toastmasters, public speaking club [167]
• Thanet Speakers Club [168]

[edit] Other hobbies

• Isle of Thanet Hobby Horse Club
• Quex Park Society of Change Ringers [169]
• Thanet Ghostwatch (Paranormal investigation) [170]
• Thanet Film Society [171]

[edit] Music, dance and drama

• Thanet District Council Arts Development [172]
• Ramsgate Arts [173]

[edit] Dance

• Beat Route Dance
• Burlesque and belly dancing [174]
• DanceDomain [175]
• Dance Factory [176]
• Danceway [177]
• Isle of Thanet Scottish Country Dancers [178]
• Kent Salsa (Ramsgate) [179]
• Manston Country Music Club
• Minster Mayhems, Morris & Maypole [180]
• Page-Mason Schools of Dance and Drama [181]
• Reach School of Dance [182]
• Roller-disco (Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich) [183]
• Salsa Fiesta (Birchington) [184]
• Salsa South Connection (Broadstairs) [185]
• The Super Troupers (line-dancing) [186]
• Thanet Folk Dance Club
• Thanet School of Dance [187]
• The Dance Centre [188]
• The Granville Theatre Arts Theatre School [189]
• The Kim Academy of Dance [190]
• Zumba Dance Fitness [191]

See also: Dancing in the UK

[edit] Drama

• Act 1 Theatre Group [192]
• Artwise Youth Arts Centre
• Barnstomers Theatre Company
• Birchington Guild of Players [193]
• Broadstairs Dickens Players
• Chalkfoot Theatre Arts [194]
• Channel Theatre Company [195]
• The Chucklewit Players
• East Kent English Folk Dance and Song Society
• Enterprises Theatre Group
• Everyman Theatre Group
• Fixtures and Fittings Theatre Company
• Margate Operatic Society [196]
• Masque Theatre School [197]
• Minster Playhouse [198]
• Ramsgate Operatic Society [199]
• Stage Door Youth Theatre [200]
• Thanet Dramatic Society
• Thanet Hospitals Drama Group
• Thanet Music and Drama Festival [201]
• The Georgians Dramatic Society
• Theatregoers
• Theatre of the Small (puppetry) [202]
• Theatre Royal Margate [203]
• Thanet Stage School [204]

[edit] Music

• Birchington Silver Band [205]
• Broadstairs and St Peter's Concert Band
• Broadstairs Recorded Music Society
• Chatham House Jazz Band
• Churchill Tavern Jazz Club
• Kent Coastal Concert Band [206]
• Manwood Singers [207]
• Margate Recorded Music Society
• Pie Factory Music (Thanet Youth Music Action Zone) [208]
• Pfizer Wind Orchestra [209]
• St Laurence-in-Thanet Change Ringers [210]
• St Nicholas Music
• Sandwich and District Choral Society [211]
• Thanet Concert Band [212]
• Thanet Seventy Chamber Choir [213]
• Thanet Electronic Organ Club [214]
• Thanet Festival Choir [215]
• Thanet Light Orchestra [216]
• Thanet Male Voice Choir [217]

[edit] Writing and poetry

• Broadstairs Writers' Circle/Thanet Writers Bloc
• Castle Trust Poetry Group
• East Kent Live Lit [218]

[edit] Service clubs

• Bradstow Lodge [219]
• Birchington Lodge [220]
• Freemasons of Birchington [221]
• Freemasons of Broadstairs [222]
• Freemasons of Margate [223]
• Freemasons of Ramsgate [224]
• Freemasons of Sandwich [225]
• Freemasons of Westgate [226]
• Inner Wheel, District 12 clubs [227]
• Lions Club of Thanet [228]
• Probus Club of Birchington and District
• Probus Club of Margate
• Probus Club of Ramsgate and District
• Rotary Club of Broadstairs [229]
• Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet Sunrise [230]
• Rotary Club of Margate [231]
• Rotary Club of Ramsgate [232]
• Rotary Club of Sandwich [233]
• Rotary Club of Thanet [234]
• Rotary Club of Westgate and Birchington [235]
• Round Table of Margate [236]
• Round Table of Ramsgate [237]
• St Johns Thanet Lodge [238]

[edit] Historic and civic

• Bygone days historical group [239]
• Ramsgate Historical Society
• Birchington Heritage Trust [240]
• Bringing Alive Sandwich Heritage [241]
• The Trust for Thanet Archaeology [242]
• The Broadstairs Society [243]
• The Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society [244]
• The Ramsgate Society [245]
• Margate Historical Society [246]
• Kent Family History Society [247]
• The Pugin Society [248]
• Trust for Thanet Archaeology [249]
• Margate Civic Society [250]
• Isle of Thanet Geographical Association [251]
• Crampton Tower Museum Society [252]
• Margate Museum [253]
• The Sandwich Society [254]
• Thanet Countryside Trust [255]
• Westgate Heritage Centre [256]

[edit] Online social networks

• Birchington Group (Facebook) [257]
• Broadstairs Group (Facebook) [258]
• Margate Group (Facebook) [259]
• Planet Thanet Group (Facebook) [260]
• Ramsgate Group (Facebook) [261]

[edit] Scouts, Cadets, Cubs and Girl Guides

• 1st Thanet (Newington Free Church) Baden-Powell Scout Group
• 1st Birchington Air Scout Group [262]
• The 1st Margate (St Johns) Scout Group
• 1st Westgate on Sea Scouts
• 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Scouts)
• 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Cubs)
• 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Beavers)
• 11th Ramsgate West Rainbows, Brownies and Guides
• 12th Ramsgate West Brownies and Guides
• 17th Ramsgate Scout Group [263]
• Ramsgate West (Vikings) Rangers
• Margate Army Cadets [264]
• Margate Boys Brigade
• Margate Sea Cadets [265]
• Minster Cubs (1st)
• Ramillies Explorer Sea Scouts [266]
• Ramsgate Squadron Air Training Corps [267]
• Ramsgate Air Cadets 2433 Sqn Air Training Corps
• Ramsgate Army Cadets [268]
• Ramsgate Sea Cadets [269]
• Thanet District Scouts [270]
• Thanet Explorer Scouts [271]
• Thanet Squadron Air Training Corps [272]

See also: Kent Scouts

[edit] Youth clubs

• Birchington Youth Club [273]
• Dumpton Youth Project [274]
• Fegans ‘160’ Family Resource Centre [275]
• SPRATS (St Peter’s Rascals, Adults and Toddlers)
• Streetwise Out of School Club (Minster) [276]
• Thanet Leos [277]
• Thanet Youth Council
• Youthie The Phoenix Centre (Sandwich) [278]

[edit] Pets and animals

[edit] Welfare

• RSPCA - Isle of Thanet Branch [279]
• Cats In Crisis Isle of Thanet [280]
• TAG Pet Rescue [281]
• East Kent Animal Centre [282]
• RSPB - Thanet Group [283]

[edit] Pets

• Thanet Cat Club [284]
• The Isle of Thanet Bird Club [285]
• Thanet Dog Owners Association
• Isle of Thanet Canine Society

[edit] Wildlife and birdwatching

• Thanet Beekeepers Association
• Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust [286]

See also Kent Bee-keepers' Association

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Friends of Ramsgate Library [287]
• Ramsgate Royal Naval Association [288]
• Royal Air Forces Association, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Branch [289]
• Royal Engineers Association Thanet Branch [290]
• Thanet Community Transport Association (Dial A Ride Service) [291]
• Thanet and District Caledonian Society [292]
• Thanet Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) [293]

[edit] Starting up a club

See the Frequently Asked Questions

[edit] Sources of financial support

Sources of financial support to maintain or develop new organisations:

• Kent4Community [294] (free registration required)
• Kent Sport funding [295]
• Thanet Community Development Trust [296]
• Safer stronger communities fund [297]
• Awards for All [298]
• O2 Community fund [299]

[edit] References

• Thanet District Council Sports Directory (Dec. 2006) [300]
• Citizens Handbook: advice on how to set-up and maintain a grass-roots organisation [301]